Some more progress pics 281020121275.jpg69.16K13 downloads007.jpg50.9K9 downloadswith 9800 miles showing on the clock and gold paint on the engine I assume that the car has gone round the clock at least once and the engine could be a goldseal replacement ? time will tell when I get around to stripping the engine. this is the wheel that came out of the boot,look at the make of the tyre..... esso ! 071120121304.jpg65.65K9 downloads,the lovely limeflower interior should clean up a treat ,a quick rub did this...071120121306.jpg56.97K36 downloads
then I decided to do this....161120121314.jpg72.62K36 downloads161120121315.jpg39.75K21 downloads161120121317.jpg83.76K33 downloadsscuttle removed...211120121333.jpg62.64K21 downloads211120121337.jpg58.61K27 downloads251120121340.jpg57.8K29 downloadshope this is of interest,not long now and I will post up to date progress pictures,please feel free to comment ...good or bad

Hi Gareth, nice pics of progress, thanks for posting.
Did you keep that slam/bonnet closing panel you cut out? It has your body number on it and it differentiates a GT body (along with boot board brackets and holes in off side inner wing for servo) from a standard clubby, the spot welded on tag on the passenger side, not the aluminium tags for car number and commission number. I'm pretty sure my old 72 GT started with D20D followed by a number, different to my standard 71 clubman I now own that starts D20S.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, D=GT S=saloon.
Cheers, Ollie

Don't know if its of interest but some pics of my old car for you to see.
I would'nt have made the mods I did if I could do it again but I was much younger then and liked bolt on shiny bits and big wheels.
Hope you don't mind me posting on your thread Gareth.img060.jpg70.43K34 downloadsimg059.jpg64.83K8 downloadsimg058.jpg134.55K27 downloads

I'm glad someone else has a thing for rusty clubbys! Keep her as original as poss, mine was hacked about when I got her and wish she still had seams, bumpers etc. Will keep an eye out for your build to see how you get on.

Don't know if its of interest but some pics of my old car for you to see.I would'nt have made the mods I did if I could do it again but I was much younger then and liked bolt on shiny bits and big wheels.Hope you don't mind me posting on your thread Gareth.img060.jpg70.43K34 downloadsimg059.jpg64.83K8 downloadsimg058.jpg134.55K27 downloads

Don't mind at all Ollie,cracking looking gt you had there ,all the tags are still on my car and you are correct with the D20D number on the slam panel,I will have a job removing the 'FE' tag off the N/side inner wing as it has been spot welded through the letters onto the wing, the drivers footwell also still has a tag in place,they will all go back during the rebuild.SKOUGHI...original all the way is the plan,and it certainly is rusty

Further update...... did this over the xmas holidays,pleasantly surprised that the bulkhead needs only a minor repair around the accelerator pedal mounting area and the floorpan is solid enough as is so the original build tag can stay in place in the footwell.001.JPG68.17K35 downloads002.JPG73.57K28 downloads003.JPG72.3K26 downloads004.JPG59.29K39 downloads008.JPG63.54K35 downloads

Don't know if its of interest but some pics of my old car for you to see.I would'nt have made the mods I did if I could do it again but I was much younger then and liked bolt on shiny bits and big wheels.Hope you don't mind me posting on your thread Gareth.img060.jpg70.43K34 downloadsimg059.jpg64.83K8 downloadsimg058.jpg134.55K27 downloads

Don't mind at all Ollie,cracking looking gt you had there ,all the tags are still on my car and you are correct with the D20D number on the slam panel,I will have a job removing the 'FE' tag off the N/side inner wing as it has been spot welded through the letters onto the wing, the drivers footwell also still has a tag in place,they will all go back during the rebuild.SKOUGHI...original all the way is the plan,and it certainly is rusty

Very interested in the fact that your car has a slam panel number, FE tag and also a drivers footwell tag. I don't seem to have a footwell tag in my 1972 GT. What style of number is it? It is similar to the slam panel number...eg D20D?

I think the D20D number on the slam panel is a comleted bodyshell number. The FE number on the inner wing area is a front end number (including everything from front windscreen/scuttle forward) and the number on the driver footwell is an F number is a floor number (entire floor assembly). I think the F and FE numbers are sub-assembly numbers used in the factory. If yours is missing it may be due to previous welding repairs? Maybe it fell off due to bad spot welds/surface corrosion? Perhaps they forgot to weld one on although unlikely.

I think the D20D number on the slam panel is a comleted bodyshell number. The FE number on the inner wing area is a front end number (including everything from front windscreen/scuttle forward) and the number on the driver footwell is an F number is a floor number (entire floor assembly). I think the F and FE numbers are sub-assembly numbers used in the factory. If yours is missing it may be due to previous welding repairs? Maybe it fell off due to bad spot welds/surface corrosion? Perhaps they forgot to weld one on although unlikely.

Thanks for this. There doesn't seem to be any evidence of a plate, but the floor pan was rather rusty in that area and the inner sills had been replaced at some point. In terms of style, is the number F and then so many numeric digits? If, how many digits? My FE number is FE119675.

Don't know if its of interest but some pics of my old car for you to see.I would'nt have made the mods I did if I could do it again but I was much younger then and liked bolt on shiny bits and big wheels.Hope you don't mind me posting on your thread Gareth.img060.jpg70.43K34 downloadsimg059.jpg64.83K8 downloadsimg058.jpg134.55K27 downloads

Don't mind at all Ollie,cracking looking gt you had there ,all the tags are still on my car and you are correct with the D20D number on the slam panel,I will have a job removing the 'FE' tag off the N/side inner wing as it has been spot welded through the letters onto the wing, the drivers footwell also still has a tag in place,they will all go back during the rebuild.SKOUGHI...original all the way is the plan,and it certainly is rusty

Very interested in the fact that your car has a slam panel number, FE tag and also a drivers footwell tag. I don't seem to have a footwell tag in my 1972 GT. What style of number is it? It is similar to the slam panel number...eg D20D?

Regards

Sorry , not been here for a while, heres some pics of all original tags